found in Germany,

Canon EOS 5DIII, MP-E65mm, Canon Twin Lite MT-24EX, handheld

field study, 1/100 sec; f/13; ISO 160

It's been a tough couple of weeks for critters like this Carpenter Bee, with rain almost every day.

Seen in Renee's garden.

First red ant I've spotted this year

Lacewing

ACEITAÇÃO EM SALÃO/CONCURSO DA FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L' ART PHOTOGRAFIQUE (FIAP):

11th Swansea International Salon 2015(País de Gales) na categotria Nature

green fly, but i don't know the name of the white flower.

Felt the blues this afternoon and decided to go looking for macro shots. As I went along one of my favorite trails, I was astonished at the amount of small flowers still blooming in the cool weather.

large cricket hard to photograph as they tend to crawl through the vegetation and always grass or ferns in the way

Mud Dauber Wasp

I was photographing hummingbirds when I caught this insect in flight.

Cigarra

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Highdown gardens- Large dance fly. Empididae. Natural light

A moth resting on the outside of the window screen.

Wasp like insect ... minus wings

Green shieldbug nymph Tunbridge wells. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Dance fly hanging around on a grass blade. Spotted this when I was doing a dewdrop refraction the other morning. Focus stacked using zerene

Mason bee Osmia rufa. I assume this is a male

Cricket

Taken in Nga Ying Kok, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Canon EOS 40D ,Sigma 80-400mm F4.5-5.6 APO EX DG OS

Plant bug

Green lacewing

Maikäfer aus Winterthur

Bee fly roosting. Focus stacked using zerene.

Nikon D800

The Neon Cuckoo Bee, Thyreus nitidulus, with glittering metallic blue spots, lays its eggs in the nests of Blue Banded Bees. PH IG

Taken with EF-S 18-55mm IS II reverse mounted, aperture stopped down to f/11 and focal length approximately 40mm. Magnification ratio approximately 1.06x.

Any ideas what this is?

Our sudden warm spell caused many new insects to hatch out, and this garden spider has benefited from it!